CONTENTS Preface by Rt. Bev. Msgb. Hugh T. Henry, Litt.D. 9 Author's Preface 13 Acknowledgments 15 Bibliography 17 Introduction 21 Historical 21 Meters 25 Canonical Hours 31 PART I The Hymns of the Psalter 33 Prime 33 Terce 35 Sext 36 None 37 Compline 39 Sunday at Matins 40 Te Deum 44 Sunday at Lauds 49 Monday at Matins 54 Monday at Lauds 55 Tuesday at Matins 58 Tuesday at Lauds 59 Wednesday at Matins 61 Wednesday at Lauds 63 Thursday at Matins 64 Thursday at Lauds 65 Friday at Matins 66 Friday at Lauds 68 Saturday at Matins 70 Saturday at Lauds 71 The Vespers Hymns of the Psalter 73 Sunday at Vespers 73 Monday at Vespers 75 Tuesday at Vespers 77 Wednesday at Vespers 79 Thursday at Vespers 80 Friday at Vespers 82 Saturday at Vespers 84 Special Doxologies 85 The Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin 86 PART II Proper of the Season 91 Advent — The Great Antiphons 91 Christmastide 100 The Holy Innocents 106 The Holy Name of Jesus — Vespers 109 Matins 111 Lauds 112 The Epiphany 113 Lent 117 Passiontide 123 The Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin 132 Eastertide — The Paschal Sequence 141 Whitsuntide 159 Trinity Sunday 170 Corpus Christi 173 Feast of the Sacred Heart 194 Dies Irae 202 PART III Proper of the Saints 217 The Immaculate Conception — Dec. 8th 217 St. Peter's Chair at Borne — January 18th 219 Conversion of St. Paul — January 25th 221 St. Martinar-January 30th 222 The Holy Family — 1st Sunday after Epiphany 226 The Apparition of the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes — February 11th 232 The Seven Holy Founders — February 12th 237 St. Joseph — March 19th 243 St. Hermengild — April 13th 248 St. Venantius — May 18th 250 St. Juliana Falconieri — June 19th 254 Nativity of St. John the Baptist — June 24th 256 SS. Peter and Paul — June 29th 262 The Most Precious Blood — July 1st 265 SS. Cyril and Methodius — July 7th 271 St. Elizabeth of Portugal — July 8th 276 St. Mary Magdalene — July 22nd 278 St. Peter's Chains — August 1st 282 Transfiguration of Our Lord — August 6th 283 The Seven Dolors of Our Lady — Sept. 15th 286 St. Michael the Archangel — September 29th 291 The Holy Guardian Angels — October 2nd 295 The Most Holy Rosary — October 7th 298 St. Teresa — October 15th 305 St. John Cantius — October 20th 308 All Saints — November 1st 312 PART IV Common of the Saints 317 Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary 317 Common of Apostles and Evangelists (Out of Eastertide) 323 Common of One Martyr (Out of Eastertide) 326 Common of Many Martyrs (In Eastertide) 329 Common of Many Martyrs (Out of Eastertide) 332 Common of Confessors 334 Common of Virgins 339 Common of Holy Women 342 Common of the Dedication of a Church 343 De Contemptu Mundi (four parts) 350 Authors of the Latin Hymns 355 Tranlations of the Hymns 362 Religious Affiliations of the Translators 372 Glossary 373 English Index 375 Latin Index 380 Digitized by Google.

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